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World War I Posters
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World War I Posters
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Posters used to recruit service members, encourage thrift at home, and help fund the war. Bangor Public Library acquired its collection of war posters through the efforts of L. Felix Ranlett, a World War I veteran and librarian from 1937 to 1962.
Sidewise Launching of the 3500 Ton S.S. "Lady Janet" at the Great Lakes Engineering Co. Yard, Ecorse, Michigan, July 4th, 1918. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Merchants and others having display windows can use these posters and the Red Crosses to good effect. To the right we show a suggested arrangement. Other arrangements can be devised by the merchant or the Red Cross worker. These posters should be put up about May 15th to 17th with the request that they be left up until May 27th. It is recommended that Red Cross workers attach them to the windows themselves wherever merchants will permit, thus saving the merchant any labor. For attaching to windows use paste-tipping corners only, or use small pieces of gummed paper.
Note the inner blue border. It indicates our second year of service, since America's actual entry into the war. Small Red Crosses, about one inch square, are obtainable from your Chapter Headquarters (or may be cut from red paper). One should be added to the flag for each additional member of your household who is a member of the Red Cross with dues paid for 1919.
"Hunger does not breed reform; it breeds madness and all the ugly distemper that makes an ordered life impossible... The future belongs to those who prove themselves the true friends of mankind." America's food pledge 20 million tons. United States Food Administration.
The children are the hope and the future of Belgium. Queen Elizabeth would preserve their precious lives. She asked the American Red Cross to help. Her appeal for a children's hospital at the front was immediately answered. The Queen also asked that a house-to-house visiting service by American and Belgian nurses be established. Such a service was established, with the Red Cross in charge. As a result, 15,000 Belgian children are healthier and happier. It was a privilege and an honor for the American Red Cross to respond to such a call. In one Red Cross home alone 400 Belgian children are cared for. To them, the Red Cross has become the "Greatest Mother in the World."
1. Buy useful articles; 2. Pay cash for them; 3. Shop early; 4. Ship gifts early; 5. Ship gifts in small space; 6. Deliver gifts yourself when possible. Remember that Liberty Bonds and W. S. S. make ideal presents ... Charlie Brickley kicks a goal into J. P. Morgan’s office on wall street New York and then talks for the fund. New York has adopted spectacular methods for drawing crowds to listen to spell-binders who urge the people to give generously to the War Work Campaign. Photo shows Charles Brickley, former Harvard half back, drop kicking the pigskin over the heads of thousands on Wall Street, thousands of dollars were subscribed.
1. Keep boiler tubes clean from soot and scale both inside and outside. 2. Stop air leaks in boiler settings, flue doors, and cleaning holes. 3. Repair leaky steam pipes and valves. 4. Keep side and bridge walls free from ashes and clinkers. 5. Keep ash pit cleaned out. 6. Keep your fire thin as your draft allows. 7. Fire at short intervals and in small quantities. 8. Keep your fire bed level by spreading coal over thin spots. 9. Do not stir your fire unless necessary. To do so will cause clinkers. 10. Do not fire lumps larger than your fist. 11. Regulate draft with dampers not with ash pit doors. 12. Work your fire by your automatic damper, not your steam gauge.--J. C. Hamlen, Fuel Administrator for Maine.
Limestone, Wednesday, June 20, 4.30 P. M. Caribou, Wednesday, June 20, 7.00 P. M. Van Buren, Thursday, June 21, 12.00 Noon. Fort Fairfield, Thursday, June 21, 7.00 P. M. Presque Isle, Friday, June 22, 12.00 Noon. Mars Hill, Friday, June 22, 3.00 P. M. Houlton, Friday, June 22, 7.00 P. M. Every citizen, man, woman and child, should attend these meetings.
